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October 2026

"Other Mommy" tops North American box office in opening weekend

Internationally, the film took in 17.69 million dollars across 50 markets for a global total of 45.19 million dollars

Feature: The long road back to olive groves in S. Lebanon

In the southern Lebanese village of Kfarchouba, 60-year-old Jamal Issa has spent days looking at his olive trees from a distance, unable to reach them as the harvest season approaches

The trees that survived bulldozing and fires, and that are still heavy with olives, are waiting to be harvested. The timing is no longer in the hands of their owners,
In most southern towns, the distance between a farmer and his olive grove is now measured in security procedures and risks on the ground,
The land that cannot be reached gradually becomes a burden instead of a source of livelihood,

5.3-magnitude quake hits 151 km west of Gorontalo, Indonesia -- USGS

The epicenter, with a depth of 103.6 km, was initially determined to be at 0.53 degrees north latitude and 121.70 degrees east longitude

Australia issues Saudi Arabia travel warning following Houthi attacks

Remain vigilant, prioritize your safety, monitor events and follow local advice. Avoid military bases and energy infrastructure. If strikes occur, move to an enclosed shelter,
We now advise do not travel to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh due to recent security incidents which are disrupting airport operations,

Xinhua News | Iran's FM says Tehran ready to help initiate dialogue between Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday voiced his country's readiness to provide any kind of assistance to help initiate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and prepare the ground for achieving a political solution to the ongoing conflict

U.S. State Department urges "extreme caution" at all major airports in Saudi Arabia

Threats could pose a potential risk to aircraft at all altitudes, including overflight, the arrival, and departure phases of flight,
U.S. citizens should be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions,
U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization to use the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as well as the airports in Jeddah and Dammam. Please take extreme caution when using all major airports in Saudi Arabia,

U.S. judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded Trump ads

U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York issued a temporary restraining order after siding with a coalition of plaintiffs, including the nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause, who challenged the ads as an illegal misuse of public funds, according to local media reports

Kremlin: Russia can export diesel without difficulty

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump and announced an agreement under which Russia would supply diesel fuel to the United States and global markets

Demand is enormous. A huge amount of oil and petroleum products has fallen out of the market... Therefore, there is no problem with demand in the markets. If only there were supply,

World Insights: U.S. sanctions relief on Russian diesel unlikely to cool fuel prices

On the same day, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a temporary general license, authorizing Russian diesel transactions until April 7, 2027

The biggest concern is the refiners being able to do it,
It's kind of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic,
It's clearly not a fix, but another stream to aid a very tight diesel market,